Legal Opinion
United States v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 24, 2009No. 08-2851PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Ortez Jones pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Finding that Jones was an armed career criminal under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), the district court 1 sentenced him to the statutory mandatory minimum of 15 years imprisonment. On appeal, Jones challenges the district court’s imposition of the ACCA enhancement on various grounds. We affirm.
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On May 28, 2008, Jones pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The indictment also alleged…
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